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SANFORD, 

The Gate City of South Florida 



0^^ FEBRUARY, i8yi. 



City Ottioors— M/j'or, Dr. J. J. Harris; Clerk, W. N. Leffler; Treasurer, Seth Woodruff; Physician, Dr. H. 
F. Caldwell ; Marshal, J Killabrew. 

AUlerineii— J. B. Randall (Chairman), M, H. Bowler, H. M. Papworth, John Smith, M. T. Wood, J. M. Para- 
ham, O. S. Tarver. 

Silliatiou — On Lake Monroe, at head of the St. John's River navigation. 

Fouiidort — The Post Office vi'as established and the Sanford House built in 1870. 

Population — About 3,000. Public Health — In 1890, the mortality was about eight per thousand. 

Railroa<ls — There are five which terminate in Sanford, and there is communication to all points of the State. 

StcaiiUTS — Three in regular communication with the North. 

TraH1<" — Sanford is the receiving and distributing point of South Florida. At time of writing, there are from ten to 
twenty cars of phosphates and twenty to forty cars of oranges and fruit shipped daily. There is direct communica- 
tion by water with New York, Philadelphia and other Northern ports. The express business amounts to about $7,000 
per month. Postal business, yearly receipts Eire $7,000 ; last year showed an increase of Si, 000 over pre\'ious year. 

Public IlistitutioiiN — Schools. Churches: Episcopal, Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist, all under 
regular pastors. A conipanj' of Rifles. Fire department, which has reading rooms, library and gymnasium. 
Hotels and boarding establishments are numerous. 

Water — The supply- is brought from a clear-water lake, some three miles distant, and is excellent. Sulphur springs 
are numerous, and are largely utilized, there being five public and many private artesian wells sunk, varying in 
<lepth from 75 to 150 feet, with pressure from 5 to 25 feet. 

IJccciit Iiuprovi'iiients — In the last six months four large brick blocks, and as many large frame houses, have been 
built, while the number of new residences also erected in that time has been considerable. 



COPYRIGHT, 1891, BY 

H. S. WYLLIE, Sanford, Fla. 




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